DIANELLA LOCAL AREA PLAN - City of Stirling

The Dianella Local Area encompasses the suburb of Dianella and
small adjoining parts of Mirrabooka, Nollamara and Yokine that fall
within major road or land use barriers. Key features of the area
include Perth’s three commercial television stations, Yokine
Reservoir, Mirrabooka Regional Centre and Dianella Regional
Open Space. Development in Dianella is predominately low density
residential (R20 - R30) and the style, condition and age of dwellings
varies considerably. Other land uses include over 150 hectares of
parks and bushland reserves, a variety of commercial centres, a
small industrial complex and community facilities such as the City’s
buildings, schools and churches.
The local area population is characterised as an older population,
although not predominately ‘aged’, with a fairly low proportion of
children. Traditional ‘nuclear family’ households constitute only one
third of all households in the area, with 64% of all dwellings having
only one or two occupants. Another defining characteristic of the
population is its strong ethnic and cultural diversity. The population
is growing at a fairly slow rate and is forecast to grow from
approximately 22,600 people in 2006 to 25,000 in the next ten
years. Due to the area’s established nature and low-density
zonings, major growth or significant changes to the characteristics
of the population are not expected over the coming decade.
This plan brings together the outcomes of a specifically designed
community consultation program with the broader strategic
objectives of the City of Stirling. A three-stage community
engagement process was designed to gain the active involvement
of the local community and relevant stakeholders in planning for
issues such as community development, recreation, transport,
employment and housing.
Consultation began with a government and community group
workshop involving a ‘triple bottom line SWOT analysis’ - identifying
economic, social and environmental strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats. A community survey was then sent to
4,000 local residents and the responses have captured an accurate
and comprehensive picture of the community’s current values and
attitudes towards the locality, and their aspirations for the future.
The ‘Dialogue with Dianella’, was a large, innovative meeting of 135
residents and stakeholders, designed to enable multiple small
group discussions to be brought together as one large community
dialogue. Participants discussed personal and group objectives,
ideas and concerns, and voted on key themes to create community
priorities, which formed the basis of the vision for the future:
The community vision for the Dianella Local Area is for
it to have a green leafy character dominated by trees,
parks and bushland. Key precincts will become more
vibrant through improved commercial and community
amenities and an active, diverse community, yet the
area will maintain the feeling of a safe place to be.
Improvements will be sought in areas of concern, such
as transport and housing choices, yet in 2020 the area
will still feel quite similar to how it does today.
The majority of residents of the Dianella Local Area are generally
quite happy with their local area as a place to live. This is due to
moderate to high levels of satisfaction with the area’s appearance
and location, the available amenities, safety and security, and the
mix and amount of people living there. The community does not
want to see major change to the overall nature or appearance of the
locality, rather they want improvements in certain precincts and
strengthening or protecting of existing positive features.
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DIANELLA LOCAL AREA PLAN